Founded in 1905, Crystal Palace first played their football at the FA Cup Stadium until they were forced to move in 1915, due to the war. Selhurst Park would be the clubs new home and is still their current stadium to date. Palace entered the football league in 1920 and won the Third Division in the same season, promoting them to the second tier.

It would be unusual to see Crystal Palace outside of the top two divisions but one season which stands out was their 90/91 campaign. An unlikely title challenge arose under management from Steve Coppell as his side finished third in the Premier League. Arsenal won the title and Liverpool finished Runners-Up nine points ahead of a trailing Palace. The following season was an English clubs first participation in Europe since the ban in 1985.

Since Crystal Palace's return to the Premier League in 2013, they have been a resilient side most often placing in the middle of the table. Alan Pardew took ‘The Eagles' to the FA Cup Final in 2016, however, met defeat to Manchester United when Jese Lingard nearly broke the net in Extra-Time. This wasn't Palace's first heartbreak against United in the tournament as they lost the Final in 1990 to Sir Alex's side.

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Crystal Palace To Finish In The Top Half

Palace finished 12th last season, just three points behind the top 10. Their form was a lot better after the January transfer window. If they can keep Zaha then a top ten finish is definitely capable.

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Odds on Crystal Palace finishing in the top ten (Betfair) updated 15th May 2019.

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Key Players & Betting

James Tomkins

Defender

Having made over 200 clearances last season, Tomkins has been rated as his teams best defender. Commonly associated with West Ham, Tomkins played for The Hammers for eight years before signing for Palace. He is now a necessity in the squad's defence and even grabbed a goal for his club last season.

Wilfried Zaha

Winger

The Ivorian is Crystal Palace's star man and without him, they probably wouldn't still be in the Premier League. Since resigning from Manchester United, Zaha has quickly become a Selhurst Park favourite with 25 goals since 2014. In some games when you watch the Winger play, you think he could bag that many in one season. He has a lot going for him as a footballer and seems to be getting better every game. This season he managed 10 goals and five assists for The Eagles in the league.

Luka Milivojević

Midfielder

Luka Milivojević has proven to be Palace's best signing in recent years since he joined the club in 2016. The midfielder arrived from Olympiakos for a fee of £16 Million and has earned his price tag with ten goals last season. Milivojević is an integral part of Hodgson's squad, he featured in every league game last season. He is a tough tackling centre-mid but also has an eye for goal. He finished as Palace's top scorer last season with 12 goals and two assists, most of the goals coming from the penalty spot.

Crystal Palace 18/19 Season

Crystal Palace got off to a horrible start to the season winning only two of 14 games. They came against Fulham and Huddersfield, the bottom two teams in the table at the end of the season. Over Christmas though the London club managed to find some form and got a huge away win at Man City thanks to a Townsend wonder goal that may be the goal of the season.

Palace also managed a big 3-2 away win against Arsenal and this lead to their away form being better than their home. All season they only managed five wins at home compared to nine wins away from home. They reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup and will be disappointed they weren't able to give their fans a day at Wembley.

Overall it was a mediocre season for Hodgson and his players. They didn't really challenge for anything and finished mid-table. They will be hoping for more next season.

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Crystal Palace 2012/2013

Play-Off Final Kit

The upcoming season will be Palace's sixth consecutive year in the Premier League (longest streak the club has ever had). They gained promotion in 2013 thanks to a Play-Off Final fixture verse Watford. The scoreline remained 0-0 until the 105′ minute of the match when Phillips placed a penalty to put his side into the top flight after a dramatic end to the game.

Crystal Palace 2016

FA Cup Runners Up Kit

Crystal Palace's road to the Final was an eventful one and it wasn't until the fourth game they met a team outside of the Premier League. They beat Southampton, Stoke then Spurs before facing Championship side, Reading. In the Semi's Palace faced Watford and took the lead first in the match. Troy Deeney equalised for Watford which was shortly cancelled out by a Connor Wickham header which put Palace through to their first FA Cup FInal since 1990.

When Jason Puncheon opened the scoring in the '78 minute of the Final, Palace thought they had sneaked the trophy off Manchester United. It took only three minutes for United to equalise thanks to Juan Mata. Lingard scored ten minutes from the end of Extra-time as they lifted their twelfth title.

Crystal Palace 2018/19

New Home Kit

This season could potentially be huge for Palace if they want to step up in the Premier League. They finished 11th last season but if you write off their horrific beginning to their league campaign, they could have finished even more comfortably. Zaha, Benteke and Milivojevic need to stay consistent with their goals and if they do, they could even compete for a Europa League spot.

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